MODERN SHEEP: BREEDS AND MANAGEMENT. 8 1 



pairs and four singles. Her shepherd composed a poem on the 

 death of this, his favorite ewe. 



The origin of the Cheviot is very difficult to trace. Tradition 

 says it came "from out of the sea," which means, possibly, that 

 they swam ashore from some Spanish vessel and landed somewhere 

 on the Northumberland coast, as some writers contend they did. 

 One thing we are sure of, that is, that the Cheviots have grazed 

 on their native pastures for centuries with no other food than such 

 pastures afforded. 



To show the interest taken in the Cheviot in Great Britain, 

 it might be mentioned that some years ago a flock of fifty Cheviot 

 rams and 100 ewes were sent by the British Wool Society from the 

 Border country to Caithness, 350 miles, and the drover had to 

 deliver one ram and two ewes at each of fifty different farms on 

 the route. 



The first Cheviots brought to America were imported in 1838 

 by Eobert Youngs of New York state, and this state probably con- 

 tains more Cheviot flocks than any other in the country. The 

 Cheviot is particularly free from such troubles as footrot, worms 

 and kindred parasitic troubles. It has been said that Cheviots 

 can graze together with other breeds subject to footrot with per- 

 fect immunity. This is certainly a great claim for the breed. 

 Whether it has any right to such a claim is doubtful. 



The American Cheviot Breeders' Association, with Mr. F. E. 

 Dawley as secretary, has some very strong patrons at its head and 

 should ultimately bring this beautiful and useful sheep up to that 

 plane where it belongs. Messrs. Keim (now out of business), Lantz 

 Bros., Parnell, Curry, and Professor Plumb of the University of 

 Ohio are breeders who have done no little toward popularizing the 

 breed in this country. In proportion to their numbers in this 

 country the Cheviot always make a strong exhibit at the leading 

 shows. 



THE LINCOLN. 



This breed of sheep, to which belongs the 

 distinction of being the largest of British breeds 

 and probably the heaviest carcass sheep in the 

 world, is one of the most popular breeds of mut- 

 ton sheep in existence, judging by the prices it 

 has realized at public auction during the past 

 few years, and its popularity for crossing pur- 

 poses in different countries. It is not so very 

 long ago when the value of the Lincoln was com- 

 paratively unknown outside of its own county, 

 Mr. Henry Budding. w h e re they are found in very large numbers. 

 "A. Lindsey Yeoman/' writing on farming in Lincolnshire in 

 1854, said that, taking the whole of that county, there were at that 



